| 释义 |
crabstick, n.2
Brit. |ˈkrabstɪk|, U.S. |ˈkræbˌstɪk|
[‹ crab n.1 + stick n.1]
(a) A finger-shaped portion of (imitation) crabmeat coated in batter or breadcrumbs (cf. fish stick n. (b) at fish n.1 Compounds 2b). (b) (A piece of) imitation crabmeat made from a paste of minced fish formed into thin, coral-coloured sticks with a white interior (cf. surimi n.).
1956N.Y. Times 11 Feb. 14/5 Frozen crab sticks, shaped like the fish sticks now so popular, are a new item... Ten of the..brown-crusted pieces come in the package. 1983Chicago Tribune 13 Nov. xiii. 10/1 As the price of crab soared, the portion [of crab in the salad] kept shrinking... Now Suehiro uses the new ersatz crab sticks. 1984N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Apr. 23/1 The California roll is not made with real crabmeat but with surimi, the manufactured fish product that the menu identifies as ‘crabstick’. 1992A. McCarten Modest Apocalypse in First Fictions Introd. 11 223 He was sieving off the residue batter from the oil... A crab-stick was bobbing amid bubbles and going golden. 2006Daily Mail (Nexis) 4 Apr. 41 A single California roll, containing crabstick and avocado, can easily contain 400 calories. |